Not doubting you at all jack, just annoyed with my onstream assessment of having the best hatch match. I seemed to think having the most exact fly was crucial, but seems as long as it resembles a small bug and is presented well, trout will take.

Was on spring last night and the fish were rising to midges. They were cream in color, very small. So down to seven x/size 26 I go, they were rising everywhere couldn't ring the dinner bell on them. Tied on a 20 bwo got two and missed three right away. That ceased quickly enough, changed to a size 18 bwo bang, bang two more caught and missed a dandy. That stopped quickly as well. By now it's getting dark fast started seeing some cream sulphurs 16 tied one on and had a blast until well past dark. Go figure, saw all of the above bugs on the water but only a handful of each, except the midges they were everywhere. So, was it presentation that did the trick? Or with several different bugs on the water and the individual trout wanting this or that and passing on other perfectly good bugs, trying different patterns on them and finding the trout that wanted that one, changing and finding the trout that wanted that one? In this scenario I think that makes sense?

Posted on: 2014/6/15 10:32

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Jim, When I saw the bwo I felt relief for a larger bug and tried it. Of all the fish rising I found the five that wanted one, and I think the same for the 18's. There weren't a lot of them but enough to get a short burst of interest from some of them. A few were on the water and I had the flies to take advantage of an other wise fruitless ( for me) situation. I think it's like one person walks up to a table of fruit and takes an apple, another takes a banana, and another an orange. If you know what I mean.

Posted on: 2014/6/15 21:39

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